Telegram-herald., 1887-06-20

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roaEd q sia systA wza c-lt appar.d aad
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kzrafs. aud I'D g.eyez TBeg are refined,
elacatssl EEaeni1cens Wilkins. Eat that
= tae e1Ceptiea. Il . selerei1y Tie ease
taaE tie egiEliIial classes are a. igDsraaE
a. theg are sieked For the proof of
shat / say, 90 iRx9 the prisons aAd tbs
psIsiIenfiffies. ana look upon tie nien
and goHsa2 incareerafed The dsskouesty
ia the egs, the lo~ passion IA tie Isp ;
not more eons2ic lIosls tAan the isnsE1asee
"a the fpreheaA fke iEsnorant classes are
always the dangerous classes Der1z-
gogues marshal EheH They are hella-
kfe, and are driven before the gale.
IL is hsgh une that al city and state
authority as we'd A. the Federal govern
nseEf, appreciate the awful statistics that,
while years ago ia tais country there was
set apart - 0o0. COO acres CT land for
school l<Irposes. there are now IN New Eng
land l9l coo people who can neither read
nor write, and "a the state OF Pennsy ylysEiss
~. 600 wks can neither read nor write,
and Ia the state az New York 24l coo Who
ean neither read nor write, while in the
Cnited St4tes there are nearly 6,0po, ,0oo
whe can neifheS read nor write Statistics
enough 70 sfagser and ecafound any man
who loves bis God and his country. Now,
In view Of this fact, am IN favor Of conn
puis0ry education. When parents are so
bestial as % negtaet this duty 10 the child,
l say the Law, with a strong hand, at the
sane time with a gentle hand, ought 20
lead these little ones into the light OF
intelligence and good morals. IL was a
beautiful fableau wheQ in our city .
swarthy policeman having picked mp a
lost child In the street. was found appeas-
ing is cries with stick Of candy he had
bought &C the apple stand That was
well done, and beautifully done. But,
OH these thousands Of little ones through
our streets who are crying for the bread
Of knowledge and intelligence Shall we
not give IL 10 them The officers Of the
law ought 20 go down into the cellars, ard
up into the garrets, and bring out these
benighteI little ones and put them under
educational influences; after they have
passed through the bath and under the
comb, putting before them the spelling
book, and teaching them TO read the
Lords Prayer and the sermon on the
mount; Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs Is the Kingdom OF Heaven"
Our city ought TO be father and mother
both 10 these outcast little ones. AS q
recipe for the cure Of much Of the woe,
and want and crime OF our city, give the
words which Thorwaldsen had chiseled On
the open scroll in the hand of the statue
Of John Gutenberg. the inventor Of the art
Of printing: LET there be Eshtr'
sim further: Reformatory societies are
an important element In the rectihcation
Of tho public fountain. Without calling
any Of them by name, refer more espc-
cially 70 those which recognize the phys
teal as well rs the moral woes OF the
world There was prthos and q great
deal Of ccrzron sense In what the poor
woman said to Or. Guthrie when he was
telling her what very good woman she
ought 20 be. ''Oh," she said, IF you
were as hungry and cold as / am, you
could think Of nothing else" / believe
the great want OF our city Is the Gospel
and something 70 eat. Faith and repent
ancc arc OF infinite Importance; bat they
cannot satisfy an empty stomach You
have TO go forth in this work with the
bread OF eternal life in your right hand
and the bread ef this life IN your left
hand, and then yor. can touch them, iIa-
itating the Lord Jesus Christ, who first
broke the bread and fed the multitude In
tho wilderness, end then began TO preach,
H. Il.
hungry they will rot listen and they viii
not repent. We want more comr2or sense
In the distribution Of our charities; fewer
magnificent theories, and more hard
work
stiil further: The great remedial In
fuence is the gospel or Christ Take that
down through the lanes OF suffering. Take
that down an.s4 the novels OF sin Take
that up amid the mansions and palaces Of
your city. That is the salt that can cure
al the poisoned fountains OF public in
iauity. Do you know that in this cluster
Of three cities, New York, Jersey CITY and
BROOKLYN, there are great multituie Of
homeless caildrens You see scc-k more
ia regard to the youth and the children Of
the country. becausc cid villains are
seldom reformed. AMI, thcrefore, / talk
under the stoops. in the burned out safe,
in the wagons IN the streets, on the barges
wherever they can get board TO sover
them. And Ia the summer they sleep an
ni1ht long In the parks. Their destitution
Is wen set forth by an incident. A city
Missionary asked one Of them: ssWhc-e is
your homer said he: "I don't have no
horre. sir. " .sWeil. where are your father
and m0therf- They are dead, sir. :"
Did you ever hear OK Jesus Christi No,
/ don't think I ever beard OF him" Did
you ever hear OF Gods'' ssYes, I've hearsl
of God. Some OF the poor people think it
kind of lucky at night 70 say something
over about that before they 90 10 sleep.
Yes. sir, I've heard OF KIM Think Of a
eonve,sation Ike that ia n Christian city.
How many are waiting for you 10 conc
cut in the spirit Of the Lord Jesus Christ
and rescue them frcm the wretcheslnsss
here. Oh. that the church Of God had
arms long enouzh and hearts warm
enough % take them upi How many Of
them there ercl AS / vas thinking Of
the subject this morning. IL seemed TO me
as though there was great brink, and
that these Eftle ones with cut and torn
feet were soning on toward il. And here
"a 4 group Of orphans. Oh, fathers and
mothers, what do you think Of these
fsfherIess and motherless little onesr No
hand at home 20 take care Of their ap-
Parsl. no heart 70 pisy them Said one
little ore. when she mother died: Who
win take care Of my clothes nowt' The
little ones are thrown out ia this great,
cold world They are shivsring on the
brink Ike lambs on the verge Of q preci-
pice. Does not your blood run cold "a